Good Advice from a Legendary Photographer

On the occasion of the release of his new book, Kolor, Elliott Erwitt shares some wisdom

When we met Elliott Erwitt last week at a signing for his new book, Kolor, thrown by publisher teNues and Cole Haan — he's a part of their "Born in 1928" campaign, being that both he and the brand were, well, born in 1928 — we couldn't resist the opportunity to ask the legendary photographer for a little advice. "For what?" he asked us back, with the sort of self-assuredness that signals that, yes, you do learn a thing or two in 85 years on this planet. Realizing quickly that this was not necessarily the time to discuss the relative merits of differing tie knots, we took a different course. "For a life well-lived," we said. "Oh," he replied. "Well, I suppose it's to pursue your dreams or your... expectations. It doesn't always work out, but I've been quite lucky; it's worked out for me. I've had a good run." May we all be so lucky.

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